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bereave

verb as in deprive

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Mr Green said he felt the trust was more concerned with protecting its reputation than with bereaved families, and suggested there was a "culture of arrogance".

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The Kenyan government has yet to announce compensation for survivors or the bereaved.

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The sister of a missing murder victim has said she does not know how she would cope without the support and solidarity of other bereaved families.

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North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has since met bereaved families and offered condolences for their "unbearable pain".

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He turned them into a song for the bereaved family.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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